Hemony family
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The Hemony family was a renowned 17th-century Dutch-Flemish dynasty of bellfounders celebrated for crafting some of the finest carillons in Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hemony brothers | 1 |
| Hemony family canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch-Flemish family
ⓘ
bellfounder family ⓘ craftsman dynasty ⓘ |
| activeFrom | circa 1640 ⓘ |
| activeUntil | late 17th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Reformed church towers in the Netherlands
ⓘ
municipal clock towers in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Jacob van Eyck ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Flemish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bellfounding
ⓘ
carillon making ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
leading bellfounders of the 17th century
ⓘ
pioneers of precisely tuned carillons ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important part of Dutch carillon tradition ⓘ |
| industry | metalworking ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern carillon art ⓘ |
| knownFor |
casting high-quality carillons
ⓘ
innovations in bell tuning ⓘ producing some of the finest carillons in Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Dutch
ⓘ
Flemish ⓘ |
| legacy | many surviving historic carillons in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| notableMembers |
François Hemony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pieter Hemony ⓘ Pieter Hemony ⓘ
surface form:
Willem Hemony
|
| notableWork |
carillon of the Dom Tower of Utrecht
ⓘ
carillon of the Lebuïnuskerk in Deventer ⓘ carillon of the Martini Tower in Groningen ⓘ carillon of the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam ⓘ carillon of the Westerkerk in Amsterdam ⓘ carillon of the Zuiderkerk in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| product |
bells
ⓘ
carillons ⓘ chimes ⓘ |
| region | Low Countries ⓘ |
| technique | systematic tuning of partials in bells ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Amsterdam
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Deventer NERFINISHED ⓘ Flanders ⓘ Groningen ⓘ Hasselt ⓘ Leiden ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Utrecht ⓘ Zutphen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hemony brothers